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County hears consultant presentation on state-enabled "fixed‑guideway" public-safety sales tax option
Summary
Consultants briefed the commission on a state law allowing counties to impose up to 0.3% sales tax for public safety (a so‑called fixed‑guideway or 2216 levy); commissioners discussed applications for a justice/public‑safety center and bonding uses but took no formal action.
Consultants presented an overview of a state sales-tax vehicle (sometimes called the fixed‑guideway or 2216 public‑safety sales tax) that third‑through‑sixth class counties can enact to raise dedicated revenue for public‑safety capital projects such as jails, sheriff complexes and emergency service facilities. Jamieson Keller (presenter) and a financial advisor explained the statutory mechanism, typical exclusions (unprepared grocery foods), and how counties have used the levy to fund capital projects and bond repayments.
The presentation summarized revenue estimates: using county 2023 and 2024 taxable…
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